Butler Rolls To Third Straight Win

Senior Dan Bohrer tied the school record for
career touchdown receptions and helped Butler score over 40 points
for the third straight game in a 42-21 non-league victory over
visiting Hanover at the Butler Bowl on Saturday (Sept. 19).
The win gave the Bulldogs a 3-0 record for the second time in three
seasons.

Bohrer caught a three-yard touchdown toss from sophomore
Andrew Huck in the second quarter and then pulled
down an eight-yard scoring aerial from freshman Cal
Blair in the third quarter. The two scoring
receptions gave him three for the season and 18 for his career,
matching the Butler all-time record set by Mike Chrobot,
1975-78.

Butler jumped out to a 7-0 lead less than two minutes into the
contest when Hanover punter Corry Stewart fumbled the snap and
then, on a desperation pass attempt, shoveled the ball into the
waiting hands of Butler’s Andy Dauch.
The Butler defensive back returned the interception 19 yards for
the early score.

Hanover (0-3) quickly recovered from the early miscue and marched
79 yards on 13 plays on its next possession to tie the score.
Quarterback Shawn Gibson finished the drive with an eight-yard
scoring run to make it 7-7.

That was as close as it would get.

The Bulldogs rolled off 28 unanswered points to take a 35-7
halftime lead, and Butler head coach Jeff Voris
was able to give most of his offensive starters the rest of the
afternoon off. Huck started the scoring run with an
eight-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter, tailback
Ricky Trujillo scored on a 12-yard run early in
the second period, Bohrer caught his first touchdown pass and
tailback Scott Gray reached the end zone from
one-yard out late in the second quarter.

Butler stretched the margin to 42-7 on Bohrer’s second
touchdown catch, before Hanover added two late scores.

Huck completed 13 of 15 passes for 134 yards, and he added 31 yards
on four carries in just two quarters of action. The Butler
signal caller entered the game ranked second in the NCAA Division I
FCS in total offense (373.0 ypg).

Sophomore Zach Watkins finished with 53 yards on
five receptions, while Bohrer added 45 yards on five catches.
Freshman Steven Depositar, who entered the game in
the second half, wound up leading the Bulldogs in rushing with 47
yards on eight carries. Butler, which had rolled up over 500
yards in its first two wins this season, finished with 353 yards in
total offense.

Sophomore defensive end Grant Hunter led
Butler’s defensive unit with six tackles, including a pair of
quarterback sacks.

This year’s squad became the first Butler team to score more
than 40 points in three consecutive victories, following 42-3 win
over Albion and a 49-19 victory at Franklin. The Bulldogs
also scored more than 40 points in three straight games in 2000,
but two of the games wound up as losses.

The win over Hanover ended the non-league portion of Butler’s
2009 schedule. The Bulldogs will begin Pioneer Football
League play at Morehead State next Saturday, Sept. 26. The
league-opener at Jayne Stadium in Morehead, Ky., is slated for 1
p.m.